The only birds I use regularly would be chickens, but if I had to do it, I suppose I could send them on vacation, or something.
Oh, wait! I am so sorry! They asked for a word, not a bird… my bad! If I can’t even manage to read the question correctly, I don’t think it’s wise to ask if I can give up one of my regular words. Just sayin…
Cookies?
In a world where talk is cheap, one would think it would be quite easy enough to pick a word and throw it on the WordPress Imaginary Burn Pile. Personally, I honestly could not come up with even one. I am not sure if it’s because I don’t want to, or because I can’t choose.
The first thing coming to mind was, “Sorry”. The next word was “Me”… then it went to “I”, and then it went to “why is this question peeving me off”? The merry go round had begun to turn, and I began feeling a bit nauseated as I tried to hold onto the idea behind removing a usable word… I am a writer for crying out loud! Words are all I have! Calm down, calm down… we are not heading into an emotional breakdown… more like a Dr. Seuss story.
To remove the word I
This girl would cry why
She cannot write of you
For that she has no clue…
To remove the word me
A sad day that would be
She could not tell others
About how to be free…
If sorry were lost
It might come at a cost
She might hurt someone’s heart
Leaving them lost in the dark…
So, back to our conversation from a moment ago… I am a writer, and somewhat of a shut in, with few souls that I engage with face to face, with real word sounds. The thought of removing any word from the English language seems ludicrous to this girl! It is not the words’ fault when hoomans misuse, overuse, or even abuse the words’ use. That’s like asking a diabetic to stop taking insulin because they are doing the injection wrong. We do not do that because they would die without the medication. We take the time to educate them in properly administering the life saving drug. I think the same thing goes for words!
Using the word I in writing, expresses perspective… using the word me takes focus off of you and uses the writer as the example… and using the word Sorry is my true humility for any misstep taken.
I guess my take away here is to be careful what I speak, whatever words I use… I am truly sorry WordPress, I tried to decide on an answer for you, but for me… words are how I take you places, show you things, and share with you who I am…
Here…
Same ingredients as cookies, just different shapes… Imagination is everything…
Journey With Me! 